| Name |
Bill |
Issue |
Status |
Our Position |
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Home Rule-Poultry Regulation
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S.1205 |
Agriculture |
Has passed the Senate and has passed the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee |
monitor |
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action needed on S.1205: Find out more. |
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Campaign Finance Reform
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S 714 |
Election Reform |
In Senate Judiciary Committee |
oppose |
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action needed on S 714: Contact members of the Senate Judiciary Committee immediately. Find out more. |
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Tax Credit on Hybrid Vehicles
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H.4312 |
Energy |
Has passed the House and is in Senate Finance Committee |
support |
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action needed on H.4312: Contact members of Senate. Find out more. |
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Conservation Bank Funding
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Conservation Bank |
Land Preservation |
Has passed House Now in Senate Finance Committee |
support |
| |
action needed on Conservation Bank: Contact members of the Senate Finance Committee by April 1. Find out more. |
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DHEC Reform
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S.384 |
Other |
Referred to the Senate Medical Affairs Committee on 2/3/09 |
support |
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action needed on S.384: Contact members of the Senate Medical Affairs Committee ASAP. Find out more. |
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Moratorium on Solid Waste Landfills
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S. 324 |
Solid Waste |
Assigned to Senate Medical Affairs Committee |
support |
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action needed on S. 324: The Committee may meet on this bill by mid February. Contacts should be made by that first hearing on this issue. Find out more. |
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Surface Water Withdrawal and Reporting Act
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S.428 |
Water Quality |
Sent to Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee |
support, with concerns |
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action needed on S.428: Full Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee Hearing set for Wednesday Feb. 13, 2008 at 11:00 in room 406 of the Gresette Building. Find out more. |
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Water Withdrawal Permitting
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S.275 |
Water Quality |
January 2009 - Assigned to Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee |
support |
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action needed on S.275: This bill will be debated early in the session. Contacts with the Senate are needed now. Find out more. |
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Isolated Wetlands Protection
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S.1206 |
Water Quality |
Introduced 3/01/06-On Senate Calendar |
support |
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action needed on S.1206: Contact members of the Senate. Find out more. |
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DHEC Permit Administrative Appeals
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H.3285 |
Water Quality |
01/10/06 Scheduled for Senate Vote |
oppose |
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action needed on H.3285: Call your Senator. Oppose the transfer of appeal to the ALJ, and the removal of the automatic stay provision. Find out more. |
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Automatic State Certification of Corps of Engineers Nation wide Permits
|
H.3828 |
Other |
Debate adjourned--Introduced 3/31/05-Referred to Agriculture and Narural Resources Committee |
oppose |
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action needed on H.3828: Contact members of the House Agriculture and Natural Resouces Committee
Find out more. |
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Encourage Nuclear Energy and Nuclear Reprocessing Along With Clean and Renewable Energy Sources
|
S.232 |
Energy |
Referred to Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee |
oppose |
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action needed on S.232: Contact members of the Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee Find out more. |
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Hybrid State Fleet Bill
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S 368 |
Energy |
Has Passed Senate and assigned to House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee - Passed Subcommittee on March 5 2008 |
support |
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action needed on S 368: Will be considered by the House and Natural Resources Committee during the week of March 25, 2008 Find out more. |
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Green Buildings
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H.4317 |
Energy |
4/21/06 Has passed the House. Is in Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee |
support |
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action needed on H.4317: This bill is in Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee. Contact members of the Committee.Thank Rep. Joan Brady for sponsoring this progressive legislation. Find out more. |
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State Building Green Power Bill
|
H 4705 |
Energy |
H.4705 remains in the House Ways and Means Committee |
support |
| |
action needed on H 4705: Contact members of the House Ways and Means Committee and request a hearing on the Bill Find out more. |
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Regulatory Takings
|
H.4503 |
Sprawl |
Has passed the House. Is in Senate Judiciary Subcommittee. |
oppose |
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action needed on H.4503: This bill was never debated or seriously considered by the Senate Judiciary Committee. They wrote a much better bill (S.1030) on eminent Domain that does not include Regulatory Takings. Find out more. |
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Offshore Drilling
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S.44 |
Energy |
Referred to the Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee |
oppose |
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action needed on S.44: Find out more. |
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Electronic Waste Recycling
|
H.4510 |
Solid Waste |
Introduced 1/25/06-Referred to Agriculture and Narural Resources Committee |
support |
| |
action needed on H.4510: Contact members of the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee Find out more. |
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Net Metering - Senate
|
S 684 |
Energy |
Senate Judiciary Committee |
support |
| |
action needed on S 684: Contact members of the Senate Judiciary Committee Find out more. |
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Defines offshore drilling and directs the distribution of lease revenues
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H.3194 |
Energy |
Referred to the House Labor, Commerce and Energy Committee |
uncertain |
| |
action needed on H.3194: Find out more. |
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Stop the Bridge Bill
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H.4137 |
Transportation |
05/18/05 Referred to House Ways and Means Committee |
support |
| |
action needed on H.4137: Contact members of House Ways and Means Committee to support bill. Find out more. |
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Tax Credits for Renewable Energy Investment
|
S.10 |
Energy |
Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee |
support |
| |
action needed on S.10: Find out more. |
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Tax Credits For Energy Saving Investments
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4384 |
Energy |
01/10/06 House Referred to Committee on Ways and Means |
support |
| |
action needed on 4384: Contact members of the House Ways & Means Committee Find out more. |
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Landfill Certificate of Need
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H.4545 |
Solid Waste |
Introduced 1/31/06-Referred to Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee |
support |
| |
action needed on H.4545: Scheduled for debate in a meeting of the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, Environmental affairs Subcommittee. Find out more. |
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Freshwater Turtle Export Control
|
3121 |
Wildlife |
Has passed the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee and is headed to the House floor on February 21 |
support |
| |
action needed on 3121: Headed to the House floor on Feb. 21. Find out more. |
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Operation Empowered
|
S1076 |
Energy |
In Senate Judiciary Committee |
support |
| |
action needed on S1076: Contact members of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
02/11/08 Senate Referred to Subcommittee: Rankin (ch), Ford, Scott, Campbell Find out more. |
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Operation Empowered
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S.8 |
Energy |
Assigned to the Senate Judiciary Committee |
oppose |
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action needed on S.8: This bill was assigned to a subcommittee on 2/3/09. Contacts need to be made to members of the subcommittee ASAP. Find out more. |
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Encourage Development and Use of Nuclear Energy
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S.220 |
Energy |
Referred to Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee |
oppose |
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action needed on S.220: Contact members of the Senate Agriculture Committee Find out more. |
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Green Public Buildings-Sen. Ritchie Version
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S.376 |
Energy |
Similar House bill passed. H 3034- now state law |
support |
| |
action needed on S.376: None -passed Find out more. |
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Net Metering
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H.3395 |
Energy |
Has passed the House- Assigned to Senate Judiciary on March 5th |
support |
| |
action needed on H.3395: Contact members of the Senate Judiciary
Find out more. |
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Green Buildings
|
3034 |
Energy |
Passed / vetoed by Governor/ veto over-ridden now state law |
support |
| |
action needed on 3034: Find out more. |
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Bonding authority for Heritage Trust-Senate Version
|
S.1061 |
Land Preservation |
Passed both houses and signed by the Governor |
support |
| |
action needed on S.1061: THANK HOUSE MEMBERS AND SENATORS Find out more. |
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Conservation Bank Easement Amendments
|
H.3008 |
Land Preservation |
Referred to Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee |
oppose |
| |
action needed on H.3008: Tuesday, January 27th Find out more. |
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Nuclear Waste
|
H.3545 |
Nuclear Waste |
Tabled by the Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee on vote of 16-0 |
oppose |
| |
action needed on H.3545: Tabled Find out more. |
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Hiking Fees on DNR Lands
|
3020 |
Other |
In Wildlife Subcommittee |
oppose |
| |
action needed on 3020: None at this time. Carried over by committee. Find out more. |
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Water Resources Planning Act
|
H.3132 |
Water Quality |
Referred to Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee |
no position |
| |
action needed on H.3132: Find out more. |
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Bonding Authority for Heritage Trust
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H.4430 |
Land Preservation |
Introduced on 1/12/06 |
support |
| |
action needed on H.4430: Contact members of the House Agriculture Committee. This committee is chaired by Rep. William D. Witherspoon, (R. Horry).This bill ahs been assigned to the Agriculture Sub-committee, Chaired by Rep. Marion Frye, (R-Saluda).The subcommittee meeting will be held on Wednesday 2/8/06, at 8:30 AM in room 410 Blatt Bldg. Contact Mr. Frye. Find out more. |
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Billboard Protection Bill
|
3381 |
Sprawl |
Was vetoed by the Governor on Tuesday 2/21/06. Vetoe was overridden by both House and Senate.The Bill is now law. |
oppose |
| |
action needed on 3381: H.3381 has been vetoed by Governor Sanford. The veto was overriden by both the House and Senate on Wednesday Feb. 22. Please see the Senate override vote below. Please thank the Governor, Senator Phil Leventis and those that voted to sustain the Governor's veto. Find out more. |
